Look up: nidus

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   Nidus
   A centre in which infection settles and from which infection spreads. Specific locality of a given disease; result of a unique combination of ecological factors that favours the maintenance and transmission of the disease organism.
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   nidus
   [n] - a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
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   Nidus
   Nidus: The Latin word for 'nest', nidus is used in medicine to refer to any structure that resembles a nest in appearance or function. Just as a nest is a repository for the eggs of birds, insects and other animals, a nidus is a breeding place where bacteria, parasites and other agents of a disease lodge and develop. This is a nidus of infection, a ...
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   Nidus
   Ni'dus noun ; plural nidi . [ Latin See Nidi , Nest .] A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
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   nidus
   <zoology> A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; especially, the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
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   nidus
   noun a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
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   nidus
   (ni´dәs) Latin word meaning nest. In pathology, it us used to denote the point of origin or focus of a disease process.
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   Nidus
   • (n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed. • (n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a dise...
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   Nidus
   Nidus is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Nest` The name Nidus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Nidus seems to be unique!
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